Ranchera, or canción ranchera is a genre of the traditional music of Mexico. It dates before the years of the Mexican Revolution. It later became closely associated with the mariachi groups which evolved in Jalisco. Ranchera today is also played by norteño or banda and Tamborazo. Drawing on rural traditional folk music, ranchera developed as a symbol of a new national consciousness in reaction to the aristocratic tastes of the period. Some well-known interpreters of the genre are the following singers: Amalia Mendoza, Antonio Aguilar, Chelo, Cuco Sánchez, Flor Silvestre, Irma Serrano, Javier Solís, Jorge Negrete, José Alfredo Jiménez, Lola Beltrán, Lucha Villa, Pedro Infante, Rocío Dúrcal, Vicente Fernández, and presently: Pedro Fernández and Pepe Aguilar.
José Mercé is a Spanish flamenco singer (cantaor). As a 12-year-old he was already performing at Flamenco Festivals. Later he moved to Madrid where he recorded his first album in 1968.
Francisco Gustavo Sánchez Gomes, known as Paco de Lucía[ˈpä.ko̞ ð̞e̞ lu.ˈθi.ä], was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer. A leading proponent of the new flamenco style, he was one of the first flamenco guitarists to branch into classical and jazz. Richard Chapman and Eric Clapton, authors of Guitar: Music, History, Players, describe de Lucía as a "titanic figure in the world of flamenco guitar", and Dennis Koster, author of Guitar Atlas, Flamenco, has referred to de Lucía as "one of history's greatest guitarists".
María del Rocío Trinidad Mohedano Jurado was a Spanish singer and actress. She was born in Chipiona (Cádiz) and nicknamed "La más grande".
Manuel Álvarez-Beigbeder Pérez, better known as Manuel Alejandro, is a Spanish composer of Latin love songs, which are better known as ballads. He has written, composed, and arranged songs for the likes of Luis Miguel, Plácido Domingo, Nino Bravo, Julio Iglesias,Raphael, Hernaldo Zúñiga, José José, José Luis Rodríguez, Emmanuel, Enrique Guzmán, Isabel Pantoja, Rocío Jurado, Rudy Marquez, and Jeanette, among many others.
María Rosa García García better known as Niña Pastori is a Spanish flamenco singer (cantaora). She was born in San Fernando (Cádiz) on 15 January 1978.
Israel Galván de los Reyes is a Spanish flamenco dancer (bailaor) and choreographer. He grew up learning and dancing with his father, the dancer José Galván, and his mother, Eugenia de los Reyes.
The cante flamenco, meaning "flamenco singing", is one of the three main components of flamenco, along with toque and baile (dance). Because the dancer is front and center in a flamenco performance, foreigners often assume the dance is the most important aspect of the art form - but in fact, it is the cante which is the heart and soul of the genre. A cante singer is a cantaor or cantaora.
Carmen Linares is the stage name of Carmen Pacheco Rodríguez. Born in 1951 in Linares, Jaén Province, she is known as one of the finest flamenco singers in Spain. She belongs to the same generation of artists like Enrique Morente, Camaron, Paco de Lucía, Pepe Habichuela, José Mercé and Tomatito and she is considered as flamenco legend.
Soleares is one of the most basic forms or palos of Flamenco music, probably originated around Cádiz or Seville in Andalusia, the most southern region of Spain. It is usually accompanied by one guitar only, in phrygian mode "por arriba" ; "Bulerías por soleá" is usually played "por medio". Soleares is sometimes called "mother of palos" although it is not the oldest one and not even related to every other palo
Canciones andaluzas para 2 guitarras is the first of four collaboration albums by Paco de Lucía and Ramón de Algeciras.
El Cambio is the debut studio album by Miguel de la Bastide. It was recorded at La Bastide Productions and mastered by George Graves at Lacquer Channel in Toronto Canada in 1998. The track "Calle Torrecillo del Leal" was mixed by Jesse Cook at his recording studio, which was stated in the liner notes and also in an article in "20th Century Guitar Magazine".
Flamenco: Fire and Grace is the first flamenco collection from Narada Productions featuring some of flamenco's most prominent performers showcasing both instrumental and vocal. Its liner notes contains a romantic description of flamenco by Brook Zen and brief biographies of each performer as they appear in sequence.
Viva Flamenco! is the second and highly anticipated sequel to "Flamenco: Fire and Grace" – flamenco collection from Narada Productions. Its liner notes contain brief biographies with pictures of each performer as they appear in sequence.
"Amanecer" is a song performed by Spanish singer Edurne. It was chosen by public broadcaster TVE to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, where it placed 21st with 15 points. The song was written by Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson, Peter Boström and Thomas G:son. It premiered on 1 March 2015, and it was released as a single on digital platforms on 2 March 2015.
Salvador Beltrán is a Spanish pop singer.
Guajira (Flamenco) is a palo based on the Cuban Punto Guajira Cubana. It is in 12 beats and feels like it starts on 12. Guajíras is a prime example of so-called Cantes de Ida y Vuelta. The flamenco guajira is the adaptation to Melos flamenco of the Cuban point, the peasant point, a genre that brings together a series of songs called Guajiros that are grown in the rural areas of the island of Cuba. Guajíras is simply a song for voice and guitar with a series of similar letras.
Rosalía Vila Tobella, known mononymously as Rosalía, is a Spanish singer and songwriter from Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Catalonia, Spain. Known for her modern interpretations of flamenco music, Rosalía crossed language boundaries after receiving praise from international influencers and after several collaborations with artists such as J Balvin and Pharrell Williams.
